mid software engineering Embedded Software Engineer ic 3+ yrs Bachelor's · Posted Feb 16, 2026
$143,700 – $194,400
USD per year

About this role

Amazon is hiring a mid-level Embedded Software Engineer in the software engineering function based in San Diego, CA. The posting calls out experience with Embedded Systems and roughly 3+ years of relevant work. Listed education preference: a bachelor's degree or equivalent. Compensation is listed at $143,700–$194,400 per year.

Role
Embedded Software Engineer
Function
software engineering
Level
mid
Track
Individual contributor
Employment
Full-time
Location
San Diego, CA
Experience
3+ years
Education
Bachelor's degree
Visa
Not sponsored
Department
Software Development
Posted
Feb 16, 2026
AI Summary
Design, develop, and test embedded firmware for Project Kuiper satellites and ground terminals. Requires 3+ years software development experience and 2+ years system design/architecture expertise. Must be U.S. citizen, permanent resident, refugee, or asylee due to export control laws.

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Job description

from Amazon careers

Project Kuiper is an initiative to launch a constellation of Low Earth Orbit satellites that will provide low-latency, high-speed broadband connectivity to unserved and underserved communities around the world. Come work at Amazon! As a member of Kuiper MAC-SW, you will be responsible for delivering embedded FW code running on ground networks on customer terminals and on satellites. Come and join the innovative and unique wireless project Kuiper. You would be focused on designing, developing and testing complete Kuiper-MAC FW. You will be a key member of a cross functional team of innovators, working on unique wireless technology that will enable millions of people to stay connected. Design, develop, integrate and bring up Kuiper-MAC FW components/drivers in a real-time embedded environment Export Control Requirement: Due to applicable export control laws and regulations, candidates must be a U.S. citizen or national, U.S. permanent resident (i.e., current Green Card holder), or lawfully admitted into the U.S. as a refugee or granted asylum. Key job responsibilities * Working in a cross-functional environment to define multi-dimensional performance requirements (e.g., MIPs, memory BW) * Make performance and optimization trade-offs to meet end-to-end use case requirement * Build component use-cases/test-cases and debug your code in Kuiper…

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